2025 CLTA Conference San Diego: Full Schedule

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8:00am PST

D01 Teaching for Acquisition

Friday March 7, 2025 8:00am - 11:00am PST

The transition away from teaching language courses based on a traditional grammar syllabus requires a shift in thinking as well as a shift in instruction. In this workshop, attendees will consider both the theoretical basis for Acquisition Driven, Comprehension Based™ teaching and its practical application. Attendees will explore these concepts through interactive demonstrations.
Session handouts will be made available during the session!

Presenters

Elicia Cárdenas

Director of Training, The Comprehensible Classroom

Driven by the core belief that all students are capable of acquiring language, The Comprehensible Classroom has been at the forefront of the movement toward teaching for acquisition since 2010. TCC publishes curriculum and instructional tools grounded in a solid understanding of language... Read More →

Friday March 7, 2025 8:00am - 11:00am PST
Courtyard 2

Workshop, 3-hour

Major Focus Communication Standards
Appropriate Level All Levels
Language Focus All languages
Session conducted in: English

5:00pm PST

F05 (2-hr) Nuestra Lotería: Uplifting Student Voices (ticket required)

Friday March 7, 2025 5:00pm - 7:00pm PST

Courtyard 2

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In collaboration with the SMJUHSD, Corazón del Pueblo worked with Ethnic & Gender Studies teachers and local artists to develop and implement a rigorous artism project. Students examined and reconstructed the traditional lotería game. They collectively created a new and uniquely youth-centered version of the lotería game anchored on the notions of student voices and empowerment.

Presenters

Patricia Villalobos

Friday March 7, 2025 5:00pm - 7:00pm PST
Courtyard 2

Workshop, 2-hour

Major Focus Communication Standards, Social Justice
Appropriate Level Secondary (9-12)
Language Focus Spanish
Session conducted in: English